Getting Great Halloween Shots

Photographing excited (and constantly moving) costume-clad children at night can pose a few challenges, but taking great Halloween pictures can be a snap if you use a few simple techniques. Use that Jack-o-lantern! Jack-o-lanterns can serve as great props as well as a creative light source for super-spooky shots. You can pose your children close to the jack-o-lantern—either with the pumpkin below their faces or in a silhouette pose, and [...]

By Scott | Oct 1, 2008
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Don’t Let Backlighting Spoil Your Photograph!

Although shooting into the sun or a window with the sunlight shining in should be avoided, you are sometimes forced to take your picture under these conditions. If your not careful the light coming in from a window can fool your light meter. When taking a shot, say for example a portrait of a person with a window behind them, do a light meter reading with the meter pointed directly [...]